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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Ft Collins, CO · July 29, 1976

Date
July 29, 1976
Place
Ft Collins, CO
Airport
Downtown Ft Colli
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43492
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76FTE85
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
755 total235 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Peak wind gusts to 70MPH prior to departure. Acft also struck powerline and one horse.

As the FAA filed it

PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 70MPH PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.ACFT ALSO STRUCK POWERLINE AND ONE HORSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.